People group profile · PG012378
The Northern Bobo of Burkina Faso
The Northern Bobo of Burkina Faso, numbering about 655,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Mande ethnolinguistic community of northern Bobo-speaking areas of Burkina Faso and Mali, who speak the Konabéré language and belong to the broader Bobo (Bobo Madare) cultural tradition.
They are an indigenous people in the Mande people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Northern Bobo Madaré.
Fast facts
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Population
- 655,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Mande
- Primary language
- Northern Bobo Madaré (bbo)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Black Bobo
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Northern Bobo are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Northern Bobo
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
48% adherents
Primary language
Northern Bobo Madaré · Mande family
100% speak Northern Bobo Madaré
Gospel resources in Northern Bobo Madaré
- Bible available, published 2017
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- Alliance Biblique au Mali, 2017 · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Northern Bobo
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Northern Bobo in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Bobo | Mali | 49,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Northern Bobo | Cote d’Ivoire | 21,500 | No Longer Unreached |
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